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Archive for March, 2007
Advertising: Short stories wanted
An excellent campaign for last year’s short story competition of a Bavarian book publisher. The text on the ads reads: “The smoker at the petrol station” “The woman, the bathtub and the hair dryer” “Without money at the whorehouse”…
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Guerilla Art: G.R.L. Open City Online
Graffiti Research Lab presented the OPEN CITY show in New York. A video with peep work from 11 of the artists, pranksters and villains featured in the exhibition has now been put online…
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UN: An on-line game to teach children how to save lives
As part of the 2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School” the secretariat of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction has launched an on-line game to teach children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Players can chose between five scenarios they will try to prevent – from earthquakes over hurricanes to flood and Tsunamis. Each scenario takes between 10 and 20 minutes to play, depending on the disaster you are trying to prevent and…
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Gadgets: Illuminated Handbag
The Illuminated Handbag might be a perfect attention catcher “for the shy”, especially in darkened rooms. Materials: A light-emitting fabric that blends optical fiber with other fibers. Other Info: Light-emitting fabric is activated by a tiny battery or direct current. Available in 6 fabrics and 5 LED colors for USD 299 from…
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Travel: Pillow that hugs you through the night
In response to customers who find it difficult to sleep on their own when traveling solo, Travelodge has created “Cuddillow” a bespoke cuddling pillow which is two and half feet in length and has two arms for guests to snuggle into. The “Cuddillow” will be trialled in selected hotels of the chain throughout the UK and will be free of charge for guests to hire. A survey of 2000 solitary travelers by the European budget hotel chain identified 57% of respondents felt lonely, sleeping without their partner when away from home. Sixteen per cent found it difficult to fall asleep and…
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Travel for the Super-Rich: First images of the A380-800 VIP (Flying Palace) interior
Business plane traffic is on the updraft as recently shown again with private plane “traffic” after the Superbowl this year. With 10,000 private jets flying in the U.S. alone typically these airplanes carry between 6 – 20 people. But a few billionaire travelers are looking for something with “a bit more space”. Recently, a new trend has emerged at the very top of the market: the conversion for private ownership of much larger and much more expensive jets – some that are normally associated with commercial airliners. These “private” planes now even include twin-aisle wide-bodies such as the 747, 767 and 777 and the soon to be available 787 and the biggest of them all the new Airbus A380-800. A U.S.-based design company is nearing completion of an interior design for a prospective customer for the VIP version of the Airbus A380 “Flying Palace” and has released the first images to the public…
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